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parks alliance to sponsor talk on golden gate park
The history of Golden Gate is a composite of stories about people. Many interesting and colorful characters have left memorable footprints in this amazing landscape over the years. Join San Francisco Parks Alliance for an evening with Heath Schenker, local landscape historian and author, and … Continue reading
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hardly strictly: a converstation w/ bluegrass aficionado warren hellman
Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass aficionados will be interested in an interview with Warren Hellman published in the Bay Citizen yesterday: “After a long walk in the wee hours of every workday morning, 77-year-old Warren Hellman (who is the chairman of The … Continue reading
enthusiastic bicyclists turn out with artful bicycles in golden gate park
Many surprised park visitors gawked in delight yesterday at the parade of artful bicycles and colorful riders of all ages circling the music concourse and heading down JFK drive to Lindley Meadow in the annual Tour de Fat. Here are … Continue reading
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tour de fat: bike and beer ballyhoo in golden gate park
‘September is the best time of the year in San Francisco. The sun is shining, the cool weather is behind us and the festival season is in full bloom. For residents who ride bikes, September brings with it one of … Continue reading
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crasher livens up golden gate park wedding
‘So much planning goes into making your wedding the most perfect day of your life – the location, the guests, the flowers, the cake. But, as always, it’s the things you can’t plan for that can ruin everything. Consider the … Continue reading
outside lands festival continues tradition in golden gate park
The tradition of holding rock concerts in Golden Gate Park began with the Great Human Be-in held at the Polo Fields on Jan. 14, 1967. A record crowd of 20,000 people attended that historic event (some put the number closer … Continue reading
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perils of the park: man beaten in early morning attack
Lately there have been reports of some violent incidents in Golden Gate Park, fueling official discussions about possibly restricting use of the park at night. This echoes for me a long journalistic tradition, commencing in the nineteenth century, focusing on … Continue reading
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riding the blades: golden gate park’s dutch windmill
Pranks and stunts, close calls and tragedies have become part of the lore of Golden Gate Park over the years! Here’s a report of some incidents involving the Dutch Windmill! (courtesy of Woody LaBounty; posted in The Ocean Beach Bulletin) … Continue reading
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flashback to 1971: 156,000 march to protest the vietnam war
This news flashback is from http://richmondsfblog.com/ “In this month’s issue of The Richmond Review newspaper, the above photo was featured, which shows thousands of citizens . . . in protest against the Vietnam War . . . The photos were … Continue reading
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hippie hordes turned on, tuned in, dropped out . . . jan. 14, 1967
I found this delightful article on line, commemorating the gathering that ushered in the Summer of Love in Golden Gate Park. A beautiful tribute to the park in the 60s, an era that many of us can vividly recall! This … Continue reading
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golden gate park: views from the thicket 